Employment and labor Lawyer
Practice Areas: Employment & Labor, Litigation ... +3 more
OUTCOME: Court of Appeals held that an award of damages under Workers' Compensation Law § 120 to an employee who has been discharged for claiming or attempting to claim workers' compensation benefits may include predecision interest.
Court upheld an award to worker that included $35,469 in interest from the dates claimant's wages should have been paid to the date of the damages hearing.
OUTCOME: settled shortly before trial
The Court granted plaintiffs’ motion for Rule 23(b) class certification of state law claims for 126 engineers who were 40 or older when laid off by Unisys Corporation and found that the plaintiffs coul ... d maintain a collective action under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act on behalf of all employees who had “opted in” to the lawsuit. After deposing all 126 plaintiffs, the defendant settled.
OUTCOME: after the judge ruled in part in the unions' favor, the case was settled
The court enjoined the continued use of the Transit Authority’s sick leave policy, under which employees were required to disclose information on diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment whenever a sickness ... resulted in an absence of three days or more. Plaintiffs argued that the disclosure requirements violated the prohibition on disability-related inquiries found in the Americans with Disabilities Act. Following trial, the court ruled that the Transit Authority could not continue to apply its policy to all employees in non-safety sensitive positions, but only with respect to a small group of employees with a demonstrated record of sick leave abuse.
OUTCOME: after the magistrate judge recommended sanctions against defendants for discovery misconduct, the case settled
Case alleging that clergy member sexually harassed female employees, and that the diocese and the parish church were an "integrated enterprise."
OUTCOME: settled
Case alleging nationwide discrimination against women
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